The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-13
IDDESLEIGH'S DEATH.
THE ZIG TORY LEADERS, DENISE.
Hts Taking on Very sudden nnd without
Warning, After Contradictions OF Ill
Health Had lieen published-A
Sketch Of. Ills Life.

LONDON, Jan. l2.-Lord Iddesleigh, who
recently resigned the Ministry Of Foreign
Affairs, died suddenly to-day. At this
hour (4:SO r. NJ but few particulars are
known regarding his death; It has been
learned, however, that ho was taken Ill
this afternoon while in conference with
Lord Salisbury, and that death ensued
shortly alter. tIg...g.
1t has now been ascertained that Lord
1ddesleigh was not taken with his fatal
Illness while engaged in conversation with
Lord Salisbury, but that he tainted while
ascending the stairs Of Lord salisbury's
official residence in Downing street as he
was about to visit his Lordship. He was
taken into the Prime Minister'S room and
almost instantly expired.
The body OF Lord Iddesleigh has been
removed to the family residence in St,
James Place: There will be no inquest.
Lord lddlesleigh was the Oldest son o
Henry Stafford Northcoia. He was born
in London, October 81, 1878, WAS educated
at Balliol College, Oxford, taking first.
class In classics and third in mathemat-
les. He was called to the bar at the Inner
Temple in 1877, WAS made q O. b. (ciyil
division) in lS5l,, In recognition OF his
services as one Of tho Secretaries for the
Industrial Exhibition, and is Captain in
the First Devon Yoemanry Cavalry, and
Deputy Lieutenant for the county. He
was returned member for Dudley in the
Conservative interest in March, 1856; was
an unsuccessful candidate for North Devon
In March, 1857 wss returned for Stamford
in July, 1855; and continued one oil the
representatives OF that borough til Nav,
1866, when he was elected for North
Devon. AS Sir Stafford Northcote, Lord
Iddlesleigh was well.known for the inter.
est he has taken in art and education,
He wag private secretary to Mr.. Glad.
stone when the latter was President Of the
Board Of Trade, and was Financial
Secretary to the Treasury from
January to Juno, 1859, He was ap.
pointed President OF the Board OF
Trade in Lord Dsrby's third administra-
tion, in June, 1866, and was Secretary OF
State for India from March s, 1867, till
December. 1865. He published "Twenty
Years Of Financial Policy, lSi2-6l," in
1852. He WAS elected Governor Of tho
Hudson's Bay Company, January l2, 1869;
presided over the Congreps OF the Social
Science Association held at Bristol the
same year; and!was appointed Commits
sioner to inquire into the law relating to
Friendly Societies, November 2, 1870.
More recently he was member Of the
Joint High Commission, whose labors re-
suited in the Treaty Of Washington in
1871. When Mr.. Disraeli formed his
Cabinet in February, 1874, Sir Stafford
Northcote became Chancellor OF the Ex-
chequer. He was elected Fellow Of the
Royal Society in April, 1875.
The Earl Of 1ddesleigh took office under
Lord Salisbury as Secretary OF State for
| Foreign Affairs upon the recent downfall
of tho Gladatone ministry, and retired
from that Office few days ago, on the re-.
organization of the Cabinet consequent
upon the resignation OF Lord Randolph
Churchill az Chancellor OF the Excheauer.
at the time Of his retirement Lord
Iddesloigh denied that the condition OF
his health debsrred him from accepting
an onerous Office, and he withdrew from
official life under strong sense OF having
been ill.treated. His personal friends ex.
planned that he profered his resignation
only to enable Lord Salisbury to form
coalition Cabinet. When the Prime Min
ister's efforts in that direction failed Lord
Iddesleigh considered himself entitled to
hold the leading portfolio. His son, Lord
st. Cyres, in letter contradicted the stor-
ies about the Earl's alleged ill.health, and
said that his fathers family, friends, and
medical advisers concurred in the opinion
that the duties OF the Foreigu0 flee had
very beneficial effect upon the Earl's
health, and that he was stronger than at
any time since ho left the House Of Com
mons. Lord 1ddesleigh's sudden death
to-day is looked upon ss continuation OF
the rumors concerning his ill-bealth,